Odorant receptor gene choice in olfactory sensory neurons: The one receptor-one neuron hypothesis revisited

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Mombaerts, Peter ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Odorant receptor; Olfactory sensory neuron; OR; OSN; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

RECEPTOR;

ALLELE; CELL COUNT; CROSS REACTION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE PROBE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC MARKER; HYPOTHESIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INNERVATION; LYMPHOCYTE; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; ODOR; ODORANT RECEPTOR GENE; OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM; OLFACTORY NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNAPSE;

EID: 1342306698     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2004.01.014     Document Type: Review

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